A Visit Inside Colombia’s Most Notorious Prison, La Tramacúa
WEBJun 15, 2011 · I called Raquel Mogollón just minutes after she had come from a rare visit inside the pavilions of Colombia’s most notorious prison, the High Security Penitentiary of Valledupar, commonly known as La Tramacúa.
La Modelo - Wikipedia
WEBLa Modelo (English: The Model [Prison]) is a prison in Bogotá, Colombia. With 11,000 inmates, the facility is known for its violence. [not verified in body] The prison's north wing accommodates left-wing rebels while the south wing has right-wing government supporters and paramilitaries.
La Catedral - Wikipedia
WEBLa Catedral was a personal prison overlooking the city of Medellín, in Colombia. The prison was built to specifications ordered by Medellín Cartel leader Pablo Escobar, under a 1991 agreement with the Colombian government in which Escobar would surrender to authorities and serve a maximum term of five full years and the Colombian government ...
Colombian prison riot sparks fire, killing 51 people | CNN
WEBJun 28, 2022 · A fire inside an overcrowded Colombian prison killed 51 inmates in the early hours of Tuesday morning, authorities said, marking one of the deadliest incidents of its kind in the country’s...
“La Modelo”, the prison of death - YouTube
WEBNov 13, 2023 · 0:00 The Modelo National Prison in Bogotá, Colombia is controlled by drug traffickers, paramilitaries, and guerrillas, resulting in frequent violence and shootings. 5:29 The dangerous reality...
At Least 51 Inmates Die in Prison Riot and Fire in Colombia
WEBJun 28, 2022 · At least 51 inmates died and 30 people were injured at a prison in Colombia, after a fire broke out during a riot on Tuesday, the country’s top prison official said.
Colombia: New Evidence Prisoners Were Intentionally Shot
WEBNov 24, 2020 · (New York) – A new report by international forensic experts commissioned by Human Rights Watch points to the intentional killing of detainees during a prison riot in March 2020 in Colombia,...
Report: Inmates killed in Colombia riot shot intentionally
WEBNov 24, 2020 · BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — New evidence indicates most of the 24 inmates killed during a prison riot in Colombia’s capital earlier this year over fears that crowded, unhygienic conditions would fuel a virus outbreak were shot to death intentionally, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Right.
At least 51 dead in prison riot fire in Colombia, prisons agency says
WEBJun 28, 2022 · BOGOTA, Colombia — At least 51 prisoners died after a fire started during a prison riot in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency said on Tuesday,...
Colombia hunts for assailants after Bogota prison director shot …
WEB17 May 2024. The new director of one of Colombia’s biggest prisons has been shot dead, the authorities said, after receiving threats against him and his family last week, prompting the...